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You are shot. Then the shooter holds you underwater. Then you are hanged. But you are alive. How?

Answer

The person was a photographer.

A walk at 4 km/hr. Three hours after A started, B cycles at 20 km/hr towards A.
How far from the start does B catch up with A?

Answer

Let x be the distance in which B catches up with A.

Now time taken by A will be 3 hours more than B.

x/4 = x/20 + 3
x/4 - x/20 = 3
4x/20 = 3
x/5 = 3
x = 15 km

Mr. Smith got thrice as many sums right as he got the wrong ones. If he attempted 60 sums in all, how many did he solve correctly?

Answer

Mr. Smith got 3/4th sums correctly. Hence the number of correct sums are 45.

Complete the series:

8, 14, 12, 11, 16, 8, 20, 5, ?

Answer

24
These are two alternating series with each next term is + 4 and -3.
Hence the answer will be 24

Which is largest letter which contain most water?

Answer

Letter "C".
(The pronunciation of alphabet ‘C’ and word ‘Sea’ is same)

Always old, sometimes new. Never sad, sometimes blue. Never empty, sometimes full. Never pushing, always pulling.
What am I?

Answer

The Moon

What king can you make if you take
the head of a lamb
the middle of a pig
the hind of a buffalo
and the tail of a dragon?

Answer

A lion, king of the jungle!

I am a protector.
I sit on a bridge.
One person can see right through me, while others wonder what I hide.

What am I?

Answer

Sunglasses

If you throw me from the window,
I will leave a grieving wife.
Bring me back, but in the door, and
You'll see someone giving life!

What am I?

Answer

The letter 'n'.

I am only a head,
i have nothing within,
i have no mouth,
but speak through my skin.
What am I?

Answer

A drum

A monkey, a squirrel and a bird are racing to the top of a coconut tree. Who will get the banana first, the monkey, the squirrel or the bird?

Answer

There are no bananas at the top of coconut trees

Two in a corner, 1 in a room, 0 in a house, but 1 in a shelter.
What am I?

Answer

The letter r